With his participation in the Big Five Marathon on a game preserve in South Africa this June, Chris Peters capped a nearly 20-year effort to join the Seven Continents Club. more

Katherine “Katie” Smith graduated from Broadneck in 1997, and she returned to her alma mater as its new principal in August. more

Peyton’s Promise, founded by Mark and Wendy Preslan in honor of their dog Peyton, helps people with pet costs. more

Arnold resident Lori Kemp started volunteering at the Anne Arundel County location of Partners In Care’s Upscale Resale Boutique about nine years ago, but her family’s history with the nonprofit goes back much further. more

Scott Jay was born and raised in Severna Park, and he loves studying the town’s past, making him an easy choice to be the grand marshal of the Greater Severna Park and Arnold Chamber of Commerce’s 50th annual Severna Park Independence Day parade this summer. more

Millersville resident Nikhil Joshi appeared on three episodes of America’s favorite quiz show, “Jeopardy!” in early June, winning $20,199. more

Phyllis Bauernschmidt enjoyed a grand 100th birthday celebration at Brightview Senior Living in Severna Park on June 5, two days before she officially hit the century milestone on June 7. more

In an area once used as a collection area for broken sports equipment and deflated balls, Kinder Farm Park now has a new pollinator sanctuary featuring a giant sculpture of a monarch butterfly at its center. The pollinator garden contains native flowers, including black-eyed Susans and milkweed. more

Petty Officer First Class Steven Tabisz, from Severna Park, serves as the senior enlisted leader assigned to Naval Medical Readiness Logistics Command Detachment Fort Detrick, Maryland. more

The Friends of Kinder Farm Park Historical Society plans to celebrate that history and the farmhouse’s 100th “birthday” on June 21. more

Arnold resident Tim Yarbrough serves on the board of directors for the Friends of Anne Arundel County Trails and volunteers as a caretaker for some of the trails’ parks and memorials. more

For the last 15 years, the Annapolis Dragon Boat Club of more than 150 breast cancer survivors and members has celebrated healing, hope and harmony on the water. more